When it looks like you are left to yourself, and all seem to be against you, you can be rest assured that God never forgets his own. King Saul and his army spent the most of his life pursuing David to kill him. People betrayed him and he kept running for safety, yet his psalms were filled with songs of praises and confession of confidence in God who remained his hiding place. You are never destitute until God in response to your actions turns away his countenance from you. ''God has said, I will never leave or forsake you''-Heb 13;5. The water of Hebrew is referring to God's promise in the O.T to Israel. He knows that the church is the isreal of God and therefore has right to all such promises to Abraham and His seed. He was claiming Deut 31;6 where moses encouraged Israel to ''Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee''. Claim these promises boldly and verbally, ''So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me''- Heb 13;6.
Living intelligently means not living your experiences to chances but finding out what God's plan is for your life as revealed in the scriptures and aligning yourself with it. Faith attracts God, so build up your faith.
Love God and demonstrate it, for wonderful things are in stock for those who love him, invest into Kingdom business, Love his children. Gain God's approval and forget about those who peach against you. Spend your energy developing relationship with God and you will never be out though sometimes down.
Questions
1. Why must we refuse to be out even when down?
2. What does it mean to live intelligently as a christian?
3. Why should we not bother much about people negative actions towards us?
Prayer
O Lord, when life's problem weigh me down, remember your promises upon which to rest my hope. Never allow me to forsake developing fellowship with you. Teach me to seek to develop my faith and love for you in Jesus name.
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